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Menu & Consumer Prices [November 18, 2009]
Menu Price Growth Remained Modest in October; Grocery Store Prices Continue to Trend Downward
Menu prices posted a modest gain for the sixth consecutive month, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Menu prices edged up 0.1 percent in October on a seasonally-adjusted basis, matching the gains registered in the previous five months... More »

Menu & Consumer Prices [November 18, 2009]
Menu Prices Registered Similar Gains Across Regions
Menu price growth was relatively consistent across the four U.S. regions in recent months. In the 12 months ending October 2009, menu prices in the South and West regions increased at a 2.3 percent rate – slightly above the 2.2 percent gain registered on the national level... More »

Wholesale Food & Commodity Prices [November 18, 2009]
Wholesale Food Prices Jumped 1.3 Percent in October; Still Remained on Pace for Largest Decline on Record
Wholesale food prices rose for the third consecutive month in October, according to preliminary figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wholesale food prices jumped 1.3 percent in October, which followed 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent gains in August and September, respectively... More »

Wholesale Food & Commodity Prices [November 18, 2009]
Wholesale Meat Prices Declined in October; Dairy Prices Rose Sharply
On the commodity level, prices registered mixed performances in October. Wholesale beef and veal prices fell 2.7 percent in October, after posting solid gains in August and September. Wholesale pork prices dropped 1.0 percent in October, their fourth strong decline in the last five months... More »

Sales Trends [November 18, 2009]
Restaurant Sales Jumped 1.2 Percent in October; First Gain in Five Months
Eating and drinking place sales registered a solid gain in October, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. Eating and drinking place sales totaled a seasonally-adjusted $38.4 billion in October, a strong 1.2 percent increase from September’s downward-revised sales volume of $37.9 billion... More »

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